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ECI to publish draft voter list on Feb 28, marking verification status

Kolkata, Feb. 26 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) will publish the draft voters' list for Bengal on February 28 in compliance with directions from the Supreme Court of India. The Commission,... Read More


State partners with IIP for specialised GI product packaging

Kolkata, Feb. 26 -- The state MSME and Textiles department has tied up with Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) for facilitating the Geographical Indication (GI) authorised users in the state to adopt... Read More


Bengal launches first solar MDTW project at Sabang

Kolkata, Feb. 24 -- The State Water Resources Investigation and Development (WRI&D) department has come up with the first solar Medium Deep Tube Well (MDTW) project at the Debhog area at Sabang in Wes... Read More


EC directs state govt to deploy central forces at sensitive booths

Kolkata, Feb. 24 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the state administration to deploy central forces at sensitive and hyper-sensitive polling booths immediately upon their arrival... Read More


Judicial scrutiny of SIR documents begins amid technical glitches

Kolkata, Feb. 23 -- Judicial scrutiny of documents associated with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began in a staggered manner on Monday amid technical hiccups affecting work i... Read More


Desert Aedes strain develops faster, shows lower survival: ZSI study

Kolkata, Feb. 23 -- Scientists from the Estuarine Biology Regional Centre of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Ganjam, Odisha, have found that desert populations of Aedes aegypti develop faster bu... Read More


Jhargram: State completes habitat work to curb human-jumbo conflict

Kolkata, Feb. 23 -- The state Forest department has completed integrated habitat enrichment works aimed at improving in-situ ecological conditions and strengthening habitat carrying capacity at Gidni ... Read More


State to introduce renewable energy at tourism properties

Kolkata, Feb. 22 -- The West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (WBTDCL) has tied up with the state's Non-Conventional & Renewable Energy Sources (NES) department to introduce renewable energy... Read More


Jhargram: Trap camera captures rare Asian Honey Badger

Kolkata, Feb. 21 -- A rare Asian honey badger has been photographed on a trap camera installed by the Forest Department in Jhargram. The image of the elusive mammal is the third such record from the J... Read More


Centre to deploy 480 companies of Central Forces in Bengal

Kolkata, Feb. 21 -- The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to deploy 480 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in the state ahead of the announcement of the Bengal Assembly elections... Read More